Avatars is a trilogy of post apocalyptic fantasy novels written by Tui T. Sutherland. The trilogy contains three books, namely So This Is How It Ends, Shadow Falling, and Kingdom of Twilight.The story follows a group of teens who get transported into the future where they learn that they are avatars of different pantheons who must fight to find out who will become the ultimate ruler of the gods and humans. Novels So This Is How It Ends So This Is How It Ends is the first book in the Avatars Trilogy. It was released on October 10, 2006. Kali, Tigre, Gus, Diana, and Amon are five seemingly normal teenagers. On December 21, 2012, they are transferred to the future, where they hear voices in their heads telling them to go in a certain direction. They encounter many problems on their way to the "Gathering place" where they learn that they are avatars from different gods and that they must fight each other to find out who will become the ruler of all gods and humans. Shadow Falling Shadow Falling is the second book in the series and was released on October 16, 2007. The story continues where the first book left off. The avatars must decide whether to fight each other or to find a way back to their own time. They also must defend themselves from other avatars who want to fight. Two new avatars are introduced. Kingdom of Twilight Kingdom of Twilight is the third book and was released on November 11, 2008. Gus, Kali, and Tigre take Diana's body to Africa in the hopes of saving her without interference from the gods. In Africa, they get help from two African gods, Obatala and Orunmila, who tell Gus how to go to the underworlds to save Diana. They also meet Oya, African goddess of the hunt, wind, hurricanes, and change, who helps Tigre develop his powers. The plot also follows Diana's travels in the underworlds of different pantheons. Reception All three books received mostly positive reviews. On the first book, KLIATT in its starred review calls Sutherland "Sutherland is an innovative and eloquent writer, creating complex characters and handling a complicated plot told from different perspectives with ease". School Library Journal said that "Readers will be drawn to the well-written characters and intrigued by the unexpected, cliff-hanger ending". Booklist praised the book saying, "[Sutherland] builds a frightening